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Venture Capitalist Adam Lilling delivers the keynote address during the first night of the 2016 Michigan Growth Capital Symposium.

David Brophy, Director of the Zell Lurie Institute and founder of the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium delivers opening remarks during the first night of the 2016 symposium.

Attendees listen to a panel during the 2016 Michigan Growth Capital Symposium.

Panelists field questions during the first day of the 2016 Michigan Growth Capital Symposium.

Participants chat during the 2016 Michigan Growth Capital Symposium.

Walker McHugh (MSE ’17) and Caroline Landau (MBA ’16) compete in the 2016 Michigan Business Challenge. McHugh and Landau are presenting PreDxion, a precision medicine diagnostics company with a beachhead product called MicroKine™, a patent-pending near-bedside diagnostic device that measures proteins in the blood of critically ill patients and delivers this information in less than 30 minutes –- ten times faster than that of any existing technology on the market –- from a single drop of blood.

Members of Gaudium, an entertainment studio which competed in the 2016 Michigan Business Challenge and is a part of the 2016 Desai Family Accelerator Startup Cohort.

Ross students Daniel Freed (BBA ’15) and Kathryn Roiner (BBA ’16) are presented with the 2015 Weiser Family BBA Entrepreneur of the Year award. Freed and Roiner are the the co-founders of Companion, which was the top winner of the 2015 Michigan Business Challenge. Companion is a peer-to-peer safety network that allows people to stay safe by keeping in touch with others while walking from one place to another.

Alexandra Pulst-Korenberg (MD/MBA ’15) is awarded the Samuel Valenti Awards for Exceptional Entrepreneurial Development Award by ZLI Executive Director Stuart Thornhill at the 2015 Ross School of Business Entrepreneurial Luncheon. Pulst-Korenberg is the founder of EasyIV and Women Who Launch, as well as a member of the Zell Lurie Commercialization Fund, Tech Arb and a Zell Scholar.

Josh Botkin presents Harinee Sampath with the Samuel Valenti Award for Exceptional Entrepreneurial Development at the 2015 Ross School of Business Entrepreneurial Luncheon. Sampaht is the founder of South Asian Flavors’ product is called Raita, a savory yogurt made with spices and vegetables suited for everything from a dip to a sauce for grilled meat and a sandwich spread. Raita is also all natural, with no added preservatives.

Award Recipients at the 2015 Ross School of Business Entrepreneurial Lunch.

Student creators of the Companion app pose with their awards check upon winning the Pryor-Hale Award for Best Business at the 2015 Michigan Business Challenge. Companion is a peer-to-peer safety network that allows people to stay safe by keeping in touch with others while walking from one place to another.

Student creators of the Companion App celebrate upon being announced the winners of the 2015 Michigan Business Challenge. Companion is a peer-to-peer safety network that allows people to stay safe by keeping in touch with others while walking from one place to another.

Holly Price (MBA ’17), winner of a Mayleben Family Venture Shaping Grant for her business plan, Sage & Grace, a concierge service for end-of-life planning.

Students chat with David Klein of Commonbond at the Entrepalooza 2013: Accelerate You.

Panelists field questions at Entrepalooza 2013: Accelerate You.

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